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Polls: Trump Narrowly Leads in Texas and Ohio, Has More Enthusiastic Base

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Joe Biden speaks during a town hall meeting in Newton, Iowa, on January 30, 2020. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)

By    |   Tuesday, 12 May 2020 08:46 AM EDT

President Donald Trump holds a three-point lead over Joe Biden in Ohio and a six-point lead over the former vice president in Texas, according to polls by Emerson College/Nexstar Media.

And the polling also reveals Biden has a 30-point lead over the president in California.

Here are how the results of the polling, released Monday, break down:

  • 46% of Ohio voters favor Trump compared to 43% who support Biden. 11% are undecided.
  • 70% of Trump supporters in Ohio are extremely or very excited to vote for him, while only 39% of Biden voters report the same level of excitement.
  • 62% of Ohio votes believe Trump will be reelected.
  • 47% of Texas voters back the president, while 41% favor Biden. 12% are undecided.
  • 67% of Trump supporters in Texas are extremely or very excited to vote for him, while 40% of Biden voters feel the same way about their candidate.
  • 61% of Texas voters expect Trump to be reelected.
  • 59% of California voters support Biden, compared to 29% who favor Trump. 12% are undecided.
  • 55% of Trump voters in California are extremely or very excited to vote for him, compared to 48% of those who report the same level of excitement for Biden.
  • 54% of California voters think Biden will win in November.

The three polls, conducted May 8-10, surveyed 725-800 people in each state. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.4-3.5%.

Jeffrey Rodack

Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.

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